Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Dominican Republic
3.3%
in 2018
El Salvador
2.5%
in 2017
Dominican Republic rank
53rd
El Salvador rank
56th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
246810197019942018

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3.3% against 2.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 56th of 141 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
Dominican Republic, at 3.3% against 2.5% in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
0.8%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Dominican Republic ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 56th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.